Episode 62: Cathy Gale Era
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Other Viewpoints |
La Muerte De Un Ordenanza
Alta finanza" ("The money market")
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Production completed: 14 August 1963
UK Premiere (London, Season 3): 26 October 1963
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 11 March 1991
When a former batman of
Steed's dies and leaves his wife £180,000, eyebrows are raised. As the vultures begin to
circle, evidence eventually points to a banker who is on a mission to bolster the
country's high tech firms, and is buying stocks based on insider information to do it.
IMHO |
Terribly convoluted, plodding and uneven. Most disappointing was Andre Morrel, who was so memorable as Horatio Kane in "Death at Bargain Prices." A number of bloopers and technical problems plagued the production as well, including an apartment door that Cathy could not get to stay shut. Highlight of the episode, though, was Steed convincing Lady Cynthia that they had met at a party. Sadly, the best scene was cut short by a ham-handed technical director.
Trivia |
Exclusive: Writer Roger Marshall has penned an essay about his tenure on The Avengers.
Best Scene |
Reading aloud a newspaper account of Lady Cynthia, Cathy briefly imitates her with a simply marvelous gesture (see the second image).
Best Line |
Whilst creeping through a florist shop after hours, Steed encounters a miniature Venus statue (which is of course armless) and quietly quips, "That's what comes with biting your fingernails."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson